We Are Team Inyo for Healthy Kids

Team Inyo, established in April 2010, is a collaborative of many different agencies and community members working to address childhood obesity in Inyo County.

Our mission is to work with the community and families to prevent and reduce childhood obesity by promoting healthy eating and active living.

Team INyo

One of Team Inyo’s ongoing initiatives is to promote the Live Outside the Box campaign to encourage families to limit television and computer screen time and choose more active options.

>> Download the Team Inyo for Healthy Kids flyer (PDF)

What We Do…

Team Inyo promotes active lifestyles among parents and children through community education and events such as Walk to School Day as one strategy to prevent childhood obesity. This strategy carries the added benefit of promoting family cohesion and mental health.

Team Inyo promotes balanced nutrition through healthy taste testing, nutrition education classes, sharing healthy recipes, and connecting families to resources such as the CalFresh and WIC programs.

Healthy Choices

Team Inyo’s vision for a healthy community is one in which the healthy choice is the easy choice for families. Through partnerships and collaboration, Team Inyo strives to make the local environment healthier.

Accomplishments

Serena fountain

Rethink Your Drink

Created “Rethink Your Drink” water stations to make water the appealing choice at schools and in the community.

>> Download the Healthy Communities flyer (PDF)

Kids on a Lake

Live Outside the Box

Promoted a Live Outside the Box campaign to encourage families to limit television and computer screen time and choose more active options.

4-H cooking class

Kids Chef’s Challenge

Provided cooking classes for children for 3 summers, including a chef’s challenge that taught kids to be creative with a few fresh, healthy ingredients.